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Supreme Court Ends Mass Litigation Over Roundup Labels, Says Preemption Applies

Supreme Court Ends Mass Litigation Over Roundup Labels, Says Preemption Applies

by RG | Jun 25, 2026 | Law.com

The ruling wipes out a $1.25 million Missouri jury award for plaintiff John Durnell, who alleges he contracted cancer after years of using Roundup. Monsanto also beat back a tide of litigation from other plaintiffs alleging significant health problems, including...
Partners Investing in PE funds is Widespread, Investigation Finds

Partners Investing in PE funds is Widespread, Investigation Finds

by RG | Jun 25, 2026 | Law.com

A swathe of the largest U.S.-based law firms discreetly operate in-house investment managers that allow their partners to invest in private equity, though none is prepared to speak publicly about it.       A swathe of the largest U.S.-based law firms discreetly...
New Vermont Laws Underscore States’ Bipartisan Embrace of Chemical Regulation

New Vermont Laws Underscore States’ Bipartisan Embrace of Chemical Regulation

by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | Law.com

Both the paraquat ban and baby food metals testing law fit into a recent pattern of states paying more attention to environmental and food contaminants—something that fits in with traditionally Democratic states’ environmental and public health goals and with...
‘There’s No Petitioning Activity There’: Uber Fights Against Dismissal of Its RICO Case Against LA Firms

‘There’s No Petitioning Activity There’: Uber Fights Against Dismissal of Its RICO Case Against LA Firms

by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | Law.com

At a Wednesday hearing, Uber attorney Michael Huston, of Perkins Coie, told U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett at a downtown Los Angeles hearing that the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which protects lawyers under the First Amendment from being sued because they...
New Mexico Exploring Alternate Pathways to the Bar to Address Legal Deserts

New Mexico Exploring Alternate Pathways to the Bar to Address Legal Deserts

by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | Law.com

Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices presented the “Rural Justice and Modernizing the Legal Profession in New Mexico report on Tuesday, proposing the New Mexico Skills-Based Assessment program.       Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices presented the “Rural Justice...
How Fordham, DLA Piper and Corporate Legal Leaders Are Preparing In-House Lawyers for What’s Next

How Fordham, DLA Piper and Corporate Legal Leaders Are Preparing In-House Lawyers for What’s Next

by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | Law.com

The Fordham Law DLA Piper In-House Counsel Institute returns this fall for its second year after attracting approximately 80 participants from the United States and abroad during its inaugural run.       The Fordham Law DLA Piper In-House Counsel Institute returns...
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